Podcasts & audio
Not everything has to be read – catching up with podcasts and recorded lectures is an accessible way to dig deep and get an introduction to new ideas.
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Arts, humanities & social sciences
99% Invisible
50 Things Things That Made the Modern Ec...
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Approaching Shakespeare
Archaeology Podcast Network
Archives Media Player
ArtCurious
Arts & Ideas
BBC Reith Lectures
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bodleian Library BODcasts
The Book Review
Bridges to the Future
British Film Institute
The British Museum Podcast
Composer of the Week
The Daily
Franceinfo Radio & Podcasts
Freakonomics Podcasts
Germany: Memories of a Nation
Great Thinkers
Gresham College Lectures
Guardian Books Podcast
HARDtalk
Hi-Phi Nation (Philosophy)
In Our Time
The Inquiry
Inside Briefing
Killing Time
Law in Action
Lingthusiasm
The Listening Service
More Perfect
Music Matters
Naked Archaeology
National Theatre
On the Road with Penguin Classics
Oxford University Podcasts
Philosophize This!
The Public Philosopher
Royal Academy of Arts Podcasts
RSA Events
The School of Life
Something Rhymes with Purple
Talking Politics
Tate Podcasts
TED Talks
TORCH Humanities Podcasts